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- Title
Geographic Region Matters in the Relation Between Perceived Racial Discrimination and Psychiatric Disorders Among Black Older Adults.
- Authors
Giyeon Kim; Parmelee, Patricia; Bryant, Ami N.; Crowther, Martha R.; Soohyun Park; Parton, Jason M.; Chae, David H.
- Abstract
Purpose of the Study: This study examined whether the relation between perceived racial discrimination and psychiatric disorders varied by large geographic region among Black older adults in the United States. Design and Methods: Black adults aged 55 or older who had experienced racial/ethnic-specific discrimination were drawn from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL). Logistic regression analysis was used to examine main and interaction effects. Results: Results show that there was a significant main effect of perceived racial discrimination, indicating that greater perceived discrimination was significantly associated with increased odds of having any past-year psychiatric disorder. The interaction of region by perceived racial discrimination was significant: The effect of perceived racial discrimination on any past-year psychiatric disorder was stronger among Blacks in the West than those in the South. Implications: Findings suggest that whereas, in general, perceived racial discrimination is a risk factor for poor mental health among older Blacks, this association may differ by geographic region. Additional research examining reasons for this variation is needed.
- Subjects
UNITED States; BLACK people; MENTAL health; MENTAL illness; POPULATION geography; RACISM; LOGISTIC regression analysis
- Publication
Gerontologist, 2017, Vol 57, Issue 6, p1142
- ISSN
0016-9013
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/geront/gnw129